Santa Maria De Araca Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006200
MRDS ID BL20158
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Maria De Araca Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.58283, -16.83101 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 11 KM N65W OF VILOCO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Tourmalinization; Slate Is Hornfelsed

Analytical data

Result ORE SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.06-6.05% WO3.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.58283, -16.83101

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.03M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Roberto Zalles

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 300M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL 250 M LONG, CROSS CUT 50 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TARQUINO, RAUL, 1969, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT 1-59

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.